Reading and Critical Thinking Skills

A. Read the unit carefully and answer the following questions.

i. What did the large woman have in her purse, and what was missing from it? ii. How did the boy try to snatch the woman's purse, and what happened as a result?

iii. Describe the woman's reaction when the boy tried to snatch her purse. iv. Why did the boy want the woman to turn him loose? v. What reason did the boy give for trying to snatch the woman's purse, and how did the woman respond? vi. What did the woman offer the boy after bringing him into her home? vii. How did the woman's attitude change towards the boy by the end of the story? viii. Have you ever received kindness or understanding from someone when you least expected it? How did it affect your behavior or perspective afterward?

Every story must have these five essential elements: the plot; setting, characters, point of view, theme and conflict. Whether we know it or not, we automatically incorporate all of these components while we are narrating a story to our family or our best friends. It's what gives the narrative its flow, generates suspense, and excites the audience.

Let's look at a famous fairy tale; Cinderella and see how these elements are used in that story:

Characters: the mouthpiece of the writer